AGARTALA, May 8 (TIWN):Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Sudip Roy Barman demanded immediate resignation of Chief Minister Manik Sarkar after the High Court of Tripura on Wednesday cancelled recruitment of all school teachers from March 2010. Addressing a press meet here at Congress Bhawan today afternoon after the verdict of High court of Tripura , Mr Roy Barman said " Mr. Sarkar have no moral right to remain in power" - adding that on Saturday state wide agitation will be conducted by Pradesh congress demanding his resignation.

Barman, said the Congress’s longstanding position that the Left Front government was giving jobs in a shady and partisan manner has been vindicate, CPIM played petty politics with  sentiment and emotion of  youths of the state for decades.He also demanded the state government should take responsibility of  those who will not get job after new recruitment  inititatives.     

It may be recalled that the High Court of Tripura on Wednesday last cancelled recruitment of all school teachers from March 2010. Total 10,323 under graduate, graduate and post graduate teachers would be axed following the order that termed the appointments illegal.

The judgement mentioned that despite cancellation of appointments, the recruited teachers can continue service till December 31 next. It directed the state government to ensure transparent recruitment of teachers as per procedure and made a point to consider age limit of bonafide candidates who were denied job in earlier recruitment exercises.